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How much is a High School Diploma worth? Well, if you’re in the Dallas metro area and over 25 years of age, the answer is about $8,000 dollars, give or take a few hundred. In 2008, a person that failed to graduate from H.S. or get their GED could have been expected to earn approximately $20,253/yr. on average. Add in a H.S. Degree or GED, and that median goes up to $28,146. An additional $8k or so gets added for some college experience or Associate’s Degree, bringing the total to $36,782. And then the money really starts coming in: If you have a Bachelor’s Degree in North Texas, in 2008 the median salary was $52,219, and with a Graduate Degree the median rises to $66,211.

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How Much is a H.S. Diploma Worth?

It could be called “A Tale of Two Rivers”. If you were corny. Or if it was two rivers. But it’s only one river: The Trinity River, passing through both Fort Worth and Dallas, and the centerpiece of urban revitalization projects in both sister cities.  And that’s about where  the similarities end:   The Fort Worth TRV is moving right along, and is actually being helped by the recession, with the estimated costs of the next phase declining by $2.6 million dollars, according to the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram.  Thirty miles away, the Dallas Trinity River Corridor Project is getting its federal funds cut.

Again.

“Houston is technically bankrupt”

That was the claim that Republican Gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina made last night at a press meeting after a primary debate.

Who knew?

Yesterday the Dallas Morning News reported in its business section on a study (actually, a press release) that claims that home prices in the Dallas area actually ROSE in 2008.  Yeah. Rose.

The truth, as reported every month by the same Dallas Morning News, is that the median price of North Texas homes has dropped from $149,000 in March 2008 to $129,000 in January 2009. The median price is a much better indicator of the overall health of a real estate market than simple average price, since average price can be affected by a few house purchases that are in the millions.  The median price is the middle price, where half the homes for that month were sold for more, and half for less.

2008 North Texas Median Home Prices